The Bettendorf-Pleasant Valley Youth Baseball registration website is now open for the 2022 spring/summer season. To sign up, visit: https://active.leagueone.com/Olr/Pages/Welcome.aspx?ClubId=14196 More information is attached, available below or at BPVBaseball.com (https://bpv.teampages.com). Exact dates will be released soon for tryouts and evaluations, but those season-starting sessions typically are the final week of March after Spring Breaks. The general calendar always sets the first week of April to have teams set in all divisions so practices can start 3-4 weeks prior to games starting... Read More

Artists like Grant Wood, Thomas Hart Benton, and John Stuart Curry may be familiar names in the American Scene style. However, the Bettendorf Public Library is offering an inside look into another of the genre’s artists who happened to have local roots. Doris Lee, born in Aledo, Illinois, was one of the top female artists in the mid-1930s through the 1950s. On Saturday, March 5th at 3:00 PM, the Bettendorf Public Library will host a virtual Art Talk with Carol Ehlers. The presentation accompanies the Figge’s current exhibition, “Simple Pleasures: The Art of Doris Lee.” Thanks to the support... Read More

Throughout the entirety of March, the Bettendorf Public Library will be hosting a virtual edition of its popular Brown Bag Lunch concert series featuring local musician, Mo Carter. No registration is required to view this free concert made possible through the generosity of the Friends of the Bettendorf Public Library. A link to the concert will be available through the Library’s website at http://events.bettendorflibrary.com/event/6064340 or via the Bettendorf Public Library’s YouTube channel. Mo Carter is known for her bold, soulful voice and charismatic stage presence. This St. Louis native... Read More

Everyone is Irish at the Tangled Wood for at least 3 days! Join us for three days of fun, drink specials, music and more shenanigans you can shake a shillelagh at. Starting March 17th, enjoy Green Beer Jameson Jungle Juice Lucky Leprechaun Shots Corned Beef & Cabbage Monster Reubens Reuben Pizza Reuben Nachos Large Pretzels Irish Stew Featured Whiskeys Gift Basket Raffles and more…. You want music? We always deliver at the Tangled Wood! Funktastic 5 will funk things up Friday, March 18th at 6 pm. Levi Craft is warming things up on Saturday March 19th at 4 pm. WITHOUT U2 is paying tribute... Read More

On-demand, 3D printing has opened a world of vast opportunities for creators, collaborators, and inventors. Worldwide projects have included everything from tools to games, art, and even prosthetics. The Bettendorf Public Library is offering an Intro to 3D Printing on Thursday, February 24th at 7:00 PM to offer a closer look at how community members might use this technology. The live class will be held virtually and take place via GoToMeeting. Registration is required for this free event and can be made online at http://events.bettendorflibrary.com/event/6055380 or by calling the Library at 563-344-4175. The... Read More

The Bettendorf Public Library aspires to be a champion for local music. Throughout the rest of February, the Library’s popular Brown Bag Lunch series is offering a virtual concert featuring Soultru. The Davenport native’s soulful music is available via the Bettendorf Public Library’s YouTube channel. Viewers can find a ready link through the Library’s website at www.bettendorflibrary.com. No registration is required to access this online concert and viewing is free thanks to the support of the Friends of the Bettendorf Public Library. The Library’s monthly Brown Bag concerts are the... Read More

The Bettendorf-Pleasant Valley Youth Baseball registration website is now open for the 2022 spring/summer season. To sign up, visit: https://active.leagueone.com/Olr/Pages/Welcome.aspx?ClubId=14196 More information is attached, available below or at BPVBaseball.com (https://bpv.teampages.com). Exact dates will be released soon for tryouts and evaluations, but those season-starting sessions typically are the final week of March after Spring Breaks. The general calendar always sets the first week of April to have teams set in all divisions so practices can start 3-4 weeks prior to games starting... Read More

On-demand, 3D printing has opened a world of vast opportunities for creators, collaborators, and inventors. Worldwide projects have included everything from tools to games, art, and even prosthetics. The Bettendorf Public Library is offering an Intro to 3D Printing on Thursday, February 24th at 7:00 PM to offer a closer look at how community members might use this technology. The live class will be held virtually and take place via GoToMeeting. Registration is required for this free event and can be made online at http://events.bettendorflibrary.com/event/6055380 or by calling the Library at 563-344-4175. The... Read More

One of the largest sports and entertainment complexes in Iowa is getting even bigger. Bettendorf’s TBK Bank Sports Complex, 4850 Competition Drive, is embarking upon a $5.8 million expansion, which will add a three level golf entertainment venue including 60+ climate controlled outdoor hitting bays with TopTracer technology, several multi-sport turf fields, a hotel, convenience store, restaurants and retail outlets, a pedestrian walking bridge, and an expansion along the adjacent corridor of Forest Drive and Middle Road. Construction is expected to begin in early April 2022, and it’s... Read More

Rock Star Bingo EVERY Wednesday Night @ 7pm The Tangled Wood (Bettendorf, IA) B-I-N-G-O + Name That Tune + Sing-a-longsRock Star Bingo FREE To Play Win FREE drinks! ALL AGES Think you know your music? If you know what song contains these lyrics, you would probably love Rock Star Bingo! “And she’s watching him with those eyes, And she’s loving him with that body, I just know it, Yeah ‘n’ he’s holding her in his arms late, late at night.” What is Rock Star Bingo? Just like “regular” bingo, but we replaced bingo numbers, like “B16”, with parts of songs. If you know the song... Read More